Feb. 7
TEXAS:
Texas running low on execution drug
Following Wednesday's execution in Huntsville, Texas now has only enough of the
drug pentobarbital to carry out 2 more lethal injections before the state's
supply runs out.
The Associated Press reported in December that records
Feb. 7
KANSAS:
Judge To Allow Death Penalty In Kansas Quadruple Homicide Case
A judge has ruled that prosecutors may seek the death penalty against a man
accused in the deaths of 4 people at a Kansas farm, including an 18-month-old
girl, in 2013.
Franklin County District Judge
Feb. 7
JAPAN:
Top court asks lay judges to exercise more fairness, prudence in sentencing
The death penalty is the ultimate punishment, for the life of the offender is
the price paid to atone for a crime. The Supreme Court has called for caution
and fairness in issuing death
Feb. 7
IRAN:
EXECUTION LOOMS FOR SAMAN NASEEM
Iranian juvenile offender, Saman Naseem, could be executed as early as 19
February 2015 for crimes allegedly committed when he was 17 years old. He
was
sentenced to death after an unfair trial.
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